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Representative Collection (#8)

"Representative: A Tapestry of History and Diversity" This captivating illustration showcases the vastness of representation, spanning across time and continents

Background imageRepresentative Collection: A New Book of Chinese Ornaments. Invented & Engraved by J. Pillement, 1755

A New Book of Chinese Ornaments. Invented & Engraved by J. Pillement, 1755

Background imageRepresentative Collection: 24c Declaration of Independence re-issue single, 1875. Creator

24c Declaration of Independence re-issue single, 1875. Creator
24c Declaration of Independence re-issue single, 1875. Unused; perf 12; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at the Centennial

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), Before 1880. Creator: Edgar J Pullman

Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), Before 1880. Creator: Edgar J Pullman
Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), Before 1880

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of John V. L. (John VanSchaick Lansing) Pruyn (1811-1877), Circa 1860s

Portrait of John V. L. (John VanSchaick Lansing) Pruyn (1811-1877), Circa 1860s

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Robert Safford Hale (1822-1881), Before 1881

Portrait of Robert Safford Hale (1822-1881), Before 1881

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Robert McClelland (1807-1880), 1870. Creator: Loescher & Petsch

Portrait of Robert McClelland (1807-1880), 1870. Creator: Loescher & Petsch
Portrait of Robert McClelland (1807-1880), 1870

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Luke Potter Poland (1815-1887), 1870. Creator

Portrait of Luke Potter Poland (1815-1887), 1870. Creator
Portrait of Luke Potter Poland (1815-1887), 1870

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Robert McClelland (1807-1880), 1876. Creator: Gottschalk Grelling

Portrait of Robert McClelland (1807-1880), 1876. Creator: Gottschalk Grelling
Portrait of Robert McClelland (1807-1880), 1876

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Ezra Booth Taylor (1823-1912), Before 1896. Creator: Le Roy & Terrill

Portrait of Ezra Booth Taylor (1823-1912), Before 1896. Creator: Le Roy & Terrill
Portrait of Ezra Booth Taylor (1823-1912), Before 1896

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), 1870s. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett

Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), 1870s. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett
Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), 1870s

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of John Angel James Creswell (1828-1891), Before 1891

Portrait of John Angel James Creswell (1828-1891), Before 1891

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Samuel Sullivan Cox (1824-1889), Before 1889. Creator: Mathew Brady

Portrait of Samuel Sullivan Cox (1824-1889), Before 1889. Creator: Mathew Brady
Portrait of Samuel Sullivan Cox (1824-1889), Before 1889

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Rufus Choate (1799-1859), Before 1859. Creator: Southworth and Hawes

Portrait of Rufus Choate (1799-1859), Before 1859. Creator: Southworth and Hawes
Portrait of Rufus Choate (1799-1859), Before 1859

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), 1878. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett

Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), 1878. Creator: Samuel Montague Fassett
Portrait of Ezra Bartlett French (1810-1880), 1878

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of John Franklin Farnsworth (1820-1897), Before 1897

Portrait of John Franklin Farnsworth (1820-1897), Before 1897

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Portrait of James Willis Patterson (1823-1893), Before 1869

Portrait of James Willis Patterson (1823-1893), Before 1869

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Nabobs, pub. 1811 (coloured engraving)

Nabobs, pub. 1811 (coloured engraving)
3526874 Nabobs, pub.1811 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageRepresentative Collection: John Maynard Keynes (b / w photo)

John Maynard Keynes (b / w photo)
6008218 John Maynard Keynes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Maynard Keynes)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Kenny Meadows: The Commercial Traveller (engraving)

Kenny Meadows: The Commercial Traveller (engraving)
5989569 Kenny Meadows: The Commercial Traveller (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Commercial Traveller)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: A representative display of New Zealand pork by W Weddel and Co, Ltd (b / w photo)

A representative display of New Zealand pork by W Weddel and Co, Ltd (b / w photo)
5991463 A representative display of New Zealand pork by W Weddel and Co, Ltd (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Galileo Galilei is sent to Pisa to study medicine (chromolitho)

Galileo Galilei is sent to Pisa to study medicine (chromolitho)
735855 Galileo Galilei is sent to Pisa to study medicine (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei is sent to Pisa to study medicine)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Dante Alighieri sees Beatrice for the first time at the age of nine (chromolitho)

Dante Alighieri sees Beatrice for the first time at the age of nine (chromolitho)
735852 Dante Alighieri sees Beatrice for the first time at the age of nine (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Dauphine (Grenoble) (chromolitho)

Dauphine (Grenoble) (chromolitho)
734883 Dauphine (Grenoble) (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dauphine (Grenoble)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Le Maine (chromolitho)

Le Maine (chromolitho)
734879 Le Maine (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Maine. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Proclaiming Stagshaw Fair at Corbridge (oil on canvas)

Proclaiming Stagshaw Fair at Corbridge (oil on canvas)
TW426833 Proclaiming Stagshaw Fair at Corbridge (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 67.2x94.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Fairey Rotodyne dynamic model

Fairey Rotodyne dynamic model, to assess vibration and resonance with a representative rotor running at scale speeds. Date: circa 1957

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, British admiral and naval representative at

Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, British admiral and naval representative at the Versailles Peace Conference
6015386 Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, British admiral and naval representative at the Versailles Peace Conference, 1919 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Representative of the Soudan (b / w photo)

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Representative of the Soudan (b / w photo)
6012811 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: A Representative of the Soudan (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Representative of the Soudan)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: First female member of Parliament, Anna Rogstad, April 1911

First female member of Parliament, Anna Rogstad, April 1911
Front cover of the Sphere showing Anna Rogstad the first female member of Parliament in the world as she takes her place in the Nowegian Storting

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Women recording votes for the General Election 1955

Women recording votes for the General Election 1955
Women recording the General Election votes, 26 May 1955, in Brixton town hall, London. The 1955 General Election, often described as one of the dullest of the post-war period

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Group portrait of trade unionists (b / w photo)

Group portrait of trade unionists (b / w photo)
XJF139058 Group portrait of trade unionists (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Lord Lytton (colour litho)

Lord Lytton (colour litho)
612206 Lord Lytton (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Lytton, The representative of romance, 29 October 1870)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Pope Pius IX and a representative of the Risorgimento (oil on canvas)

Pope Pius IX and a representative of the Risorgimento (oil on canvas)
703015 Pope Pius IX and a representative of the Risorgimento (oil on canvas) by Galli, Luigi (1820-1906); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Tribune of the People, No. 37 from Antique Rome, engraved by Labrousse

Tribune of the People, No. 37 from Antique Rome, engraved by Labrousse
STC221848 Tribune of the People, No. 37 from Antique Rome, engraved by Labrousse, published 1796 (colour litho) by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Languedoc (chromolitho)

Languedoc (chromolitho)
734882 Languedoc (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Languedoc. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Peoples representative, French Directory Era

Peoples representative, French Directory Era. Representant du Peuple, Directoire. Bicorn with tricolor plumes and tricolor sash belt

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Lieutenant-General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald

Lieutenant-General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald
3713977 Lieutenant-General Douglas Mackinnon Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, from the book South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke, pub

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Front cover, The Scottish Students Song Book

Front cover, The Scottish Students Song Book, published for the Song Book Committee of the Students Representative Councils of Scotland

Background imageRepresentative Collection: On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Melegnano, last Sundays ceremony in front of the Ossuary

On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Melegnano, last Sundays ceremony in front of the Ossuary (colour litho)
2815237 On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Melegnano, last Sundays ceremony in front of the Ossuary (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageRepresentative Collection: H H Agha Khan Mehelati, late Representative of the Old Man of the Mountain (engraving)

H H Agha Khan Mehelati, late Representative of the Old Man of the Mountain (engraving)
3629396 H H Agha Khan Mehelati, late Representative of the Old Man of the Mountain (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H H Agha Khan Mehelati)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: The Tramp Abroad Again, by Mark Twain (litho)

The Tramp Abroad Again, by Mark Twain (litho)
1614550 The Tramp Abroad Again, by Mark Twain (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tramp Abroad Again, by Mark Twain)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Colonial Troops who Took Part in the Procession (litho)

Colonial Troops who Took Part in the Procession (litho)
1037038 Colonial Troops who Took Part in the Procession (litho) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial Troops who Took Part in the Procession)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Monrovia - Liberia - Principal sights

Monrovia - Liberia - Principal sights
Monrovia - Liberia - The principal sights: The Protestant Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Post Office, The Presidents Official Residence

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Jaroslav Brita of Martinice and Vilem Slavata of Chlum thrown from the window of

Jaroslav Brita of Martinice and Vilem Slavata of Chlum thrown from the window of
3714051 Jaroslav Brita of Martinice and Vilem Slavata of Chlum thrown from the window of the palace in Prague during the The Defenestration of Prague in 1618

Background imageRepresentative Collection: The Feasts of the Fatherland, Cavour has the vision of the great Italy

The Feasts of the Fatherland, Cavour has the vision of the great Italy and proclaims it in Parliament... (colour litho)
2815424 The Feasts of the Fatherland, Cavour has the vision of the great Italy and proclaims it in Parliament... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageRepresentative Collection: The offering of love and faith of the women of Italy (colour litho)

The offering of love and faith of the women of Italy (colour litho)
2778417 The offering of love and faith of the women of Italy (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The offering of love and faith of the women of Italy)

Background imageRepresentative Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi saves a drowning woman (chromolitho)

Giuseppe Garibaldi saves a drowning woman (chromolitho)
735857 Giuseppe Garibaldi saves a drowning woman (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi saves a drowning woman)




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"Representative: A Tapestry of History and Diversity" This captivating illustration showcases the vastness of representation, spanning across time and continents. The map of Antarctica serves as a backdrop, adorned with vibrant illustrations representing various species that call this icy land their home - from graceful sea gulls to adorable penguins, mighty elephant seals to tiny shrimp. These creatures remind us that diversity is not limited to human societies alone. Delving into history, we are transported back to 1872 when the first colored senators and representatives took office in America. Their groundbreaking presence shattered barriers and paved the way for future generations to claim their rightful place in governance. Moving forward, we encounter (Anna) Eleanor Roosevelt, an American humanitarian who dedicated her life to championing human rights on a global scale. Her influential role as Chairman of UN Human Rights echoes through time, inspiring countless individuals to fight for justice and equality. The scene transitions seamlessly into modernity with "An Afternoon At Home at a Modern Flying Club" by Johns. This artwork captures the essence of leisure amidst technological advancements while highlighting how representation extends beyond politics into everyday activities. Roy Tempest's portrait introduces us to London's theatrical world in 1964 – a testament to diverse talents finding expression on stage under his guidance. As our journey continues, we witness historical moments such as the arrival of the Unknown Warrior at Dover Marine Railway Station – a solemn reminder that even those whose identities remain unknown can be represented with dignity and honor. Captain Lord Chelmsford's portrait reflects upon leadership during challenging times; his appointment symbolizes how individuals can represent authority while shaping destinies. Menander's ancient portrait reminds us that representation transcends eras; his legacy lives on through his contributions as one of Greece's most celebrated playwrights. Shifting gears once more, we explore naval medicine depicted in "Career of a Naval Surgeon at the Royal Hospital. " This engraving portrays dedication towards healing and service, showcasing how professionals in various fields represent their respective domains.